RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Largest senior population, Alaska counties

Alaska counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 875. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Copper River Census Area, AK, up 5 places to #17.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15537,183+161%

02Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66615,498+343%

03▲1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97212,160+216%

04▼1Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95112,085+231%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6095,084+172%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492,433+119%

07Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3871,777+164%

08Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911,538+85%

09Sitka, AKAK8,3191,479+99%

10▲1Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771,177–

11▼1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701,106+195%

12Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553951–

13▲1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028899+88%

14▼1Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830875+62%

15▲1North Slope, AKAK10,582875+184%

16▼1Petersburg, AKAK3,394802–

17▲5Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666679–

18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271653–

19▼2Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095630+75%

20▲3Wrangell, AKAK2,007572–

21▼1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483569+102%

22▼3Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932558–

23▲3Aleutians East, AKAK3,479456+542%

24▼3Haines, AKAK2,068456+82%

25▼1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240312+150%

26▼1Denali, AKAK1,616241+316%

27Skagway, AKAK1,104227–

28▲1Bristol Bay, AKAK847170+254%

29▲1Yakutat, AKAK672141+228%

30▼2Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357108+9%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES